Q2 · MEDICINE
Article
Author: Goossens, H.  ; Fiett, J.  ; Izdebski, R.  ; Lerman, Y.  ; Brun-Buisson, C.  ; Sadowy, E.  ; Baraniak, A.  ; Vidal Samso, J.  ; Lawrence, C.  ; Malhotra-Kumar, S.  ; Adler, A.  ; Hryniewicz, W.  ; Kazma, M.  ; Fierro, J.  ; Carmeli, Y.  ; Salvia, A.  ; Gniadkowski, M.  ; Lammens, C.  ; Salomon, J.  ; Paul, M.  ; Rossini, A. 
ABSTRACT
            The international project MOSAR was conducted in five rehabilitation centers; patients were screened for rectal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing members of the
            Enterobacteriaceae
            . Among 229
            Klebsiella pneumoniae
            isolates, four clonal groups (CG) or complexes (CC) prevailed: CG17 in France, CG101 in Italy, CG15 in Spain, and CC147 in Israel. ESBLs, mainly CTX-Ms, were produced by 226 isolates; three isolates expressed AmpC-like cephalosporinases. High genetic diversity of
            K. pneumoniae
            populations was observed, with specific characteristics at each center.